Send us a text ChatGPT 4 Hear from Kristen DiCerbo, Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy, about Khanmigo Duolingo Max Readlee Paper Barnes and Noble PhotoStudy Global Edtech LEAD Completes Acquisition Of Pearson’s India upGrad crosses 22,000 job placements Edtech startup uLesson starts an Open University The Rise of EdTech In SEE...
Send us a text John Gamba is a serial entrepreneur and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, John Gamba, Jr has been dedicated to transforming education for most of his career. In 1999, John co-founded PACE – The Partnership for Academic and Community Excellence. PACE was the first school-to-home communications network, connecting thousands of schools to millions of homes nationally and was eventually sold to Blackboard, an international industry leader in education. John currently serves ...
Send us a text Varun Gulati is the CEO and co-founder of Koalluh , a startup which makes reading & writing more engaging by empowering kids to make & share quality, illustrated children's stories using AI. Varun is a former public school teacher, and a product & engineering leader. He co-founded, scaled, and sold his first company, UClass as CTO & Head of Product. Most recently, Varun led the Product & Growth teams at Mystery Science, the fastest-growing K-12 science sup...
Send us a text John Edelson founded homeschooling platform Time4Learning in 2013 in his living room and remains the president today. Over 360,000 students have now benefited from Time4Learning. He also created Time4Writing, VocabularySpellingCity, and Science4Us. His company was run independently until joining Cambium in 2018. He has extensive expertise working with various educational software, diversified entertainment, and technology companies. He was the producer of the Sony PlayStation game...
Send us a text In this special, UNEDITED version of Week in Edtech, Ben, Alex and special guest co-host Matt Tower discuss: 1) The sudden demise and federal takeover of Silicon Valley Bank and what it means for Tech, Banking and Edtech. News: Jenna Smialek and Alan Rappeport of NYT Eric Wallerstein et al. of WSJ Daniel Taub of Bloomberg Takes Kevin Roose of NYT Matt Levine of Bloomberg Noah Smith of Noahpinion 2) Discuss the rumors of ChatGPT4 launching next week with AI-created video Microsoft ...
Send us a text Guest co-host this week: Zaza Kabayadando Topics This Week Include: New Federal Guidance for Higher Ed Fallout Education Dept. Shocks Ed-Tech Experts and Colleges With Expansion of Oversight AI Continues to Polarize Educators AI bots can seem sentient. Students need guardrails Is ChatGPT the future of cheating or the future of teaching? Adapt, evolve, elevate: ChatGPT is calling for interdisciplinary action GSV Goes to India GSV + Emeritus India Summit: Women entrepreneurs lead co...
Send us a text Department of Ed launches new OPM Restrictions Insider Higher Ed on this Phil Hill on this ( here too ) U.S. Department of Education Launches Review of Prohibition on Incentive Compensation for College Recruiters Teen girls in mental health crisis, blowback toward big tech NPR: 10 things to know about how social media affects teens' brains Nearly 1 in 5 Teen Girls ‘Engulfed’ In Wave of Sexual Violence; Many Suicidal Record Levels of Sadness in Teen Girls, CDC Reports - The Ne...
Send us a text 1. ChatGPT, Pt. 1: APIs OpenAI launches an API for ChatGPT, plus dedicated capacity for enterprise customers | TechCrunch Introducing Q-Chat, the world’s first AI tutor built with OpenAI’s ChatGPT | Quizlet ChatGT, Pt 2: Ramifications of ChatGPT The evolution of ChatGPT will fuel the future of higher education, says Udacity's Sebastian Thrun Will ChatGPT Make Students Turn Away From Homework-Help Services? | EdSurge News 2. Federal Guidelines on TPS Delayed Department of Educ...
Send us a text In this special episode, we speak to four of the seven finalists for the SxSW EDU Launch competition: - Sari of Kide Science - Nick Suwyn of Promineo Tech - Varun Gulati and Christie Chu of Koalluh - Kavindya Thenakoon of Tilli...
Send us a text Dana Bryson leads the Study.com 's social impact and double bottom-line strategy, working to build new mission-aligned partnerships, and manages the company's policy and strategic positioning. Dana has spent the last 25 years creating breakthrough results through her vision, innovation, and dynamic leadership in service of non-profits, local governments, and businesses. She is an entrepreneur, nonprofit advocate, activist, founder, funder, board member, chair, and adviso...
Send us a text Andrew Shewbart is an edtech executive and board member who spent more than two decades working in the digital and offline education management and training industry throughout Asia. As EVP and Board Member of ALO7 , China’s largest digital publisher and B2B content solutions provider, Andrew oversaw digital curriculum development and provided English Language Learning (ELL) guidance for the entire company and the 10,000 schools that utilized ALO7 products. ALO7 revolutionized the...
Send us a text Kian Katanforoosh is the CEO and cofounder of Workera.ai , the skills intelligence platform redefining how enterprises understand, develop, and mobilize talent. Workera empowers organizations to stay ahead by unlocking the skills data needed to drive innovation. Enterprises get an objective pulse of their innovation skills through a configurable skills ontology, using AI-powered measurement of data, AI, software, cloud, and cyber skills at an atomic-level. Kian is also a lecturer ...
Send us a text On this super-sized episode of "This Week in Edtech": We talk to Guests Audrey Witters of Stanford GSB and Mike Malefakis of Emeritus about the Emeritus/Stanford collaboration to bring localized executive education from Stanford to the world And hear from Amy Jenkins, COO of Meadow , about their plans to improve tuition transparency and streamline payments. Ben and Alex also dig into: ChatGPT and Edtech coming together PhotoStudy announces ChatGPT-like Chatbot for Math T...
Send us a text Siya Raj Purohit is the Global Edtech & Workforce Development Lead at Amazon's AWS Marketplace and a General Partner at Pathway Ventures . She’s an operator-investor in the Edtech and Future of Work sectors who helps grow & invest in companies that drive economic mobility through innovative models of earning, learning, and community building. Siya is an edtech veteran and a true insider, as an early employee at Udacity & Springboard, a graduate of Harvard GSE’s TI...
Send us a text In this special episode, we speak to Beth Havinga , Managing Director of the European Edtech Alliance , and Rhys Spence , Head of Research at Brighteye Ventures , about the state of European Edtech. Both organizations have recently released fascinating reports about the state of Edtech: European Edtech Funding Report 2023 (Brighteye Ventures) European Edtech Map: Insights Report (European Edtech Alliance) European Edtech Map (European Edtech Alliance) Beth Havinga is the Managing ...
Send us a text In this week's Week in Edtech, Ben and special guest co-host Hailey Carter: 1) Talk to Salwa Muhammad of Fourthbrain.ai about the upcoming 3-day workshop with Andrew Ng and other AI Education leaders 2) Discuss "Study Hall", new Youtube/ASU/Crash Course Collaboration ( Youtube Blog ) 3) Take note of a recent survey that expresses doubt about Edtech leaders ( Edweek ) 4) Compare Recent Reports on the State of Edtech Funding - Reach Capital (US) - Brighteye Ventures (...
Send us a text Laurel Taylor is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Candidly (previously known as FutureFuel.io ). Her mission is to address the unmet — and urgent — market need for smart solutions that support individuals and families through every step of the planning, borrowing, and repayment experience. Candidly works towards this goal by creating trusted, intelligent and comprehensive solutions that enable Americans to reap the rewards of that investment so they can build financial w...
Send us a text On this Week in Edtech: We speak to Mateo Elvira of Elvira Media about Edtech content marketing, and how to utilize storytelling to stand out from the crowd, as well as... ChatGPT: We discuss both the prediction that ChatGPT will create a new Edtech boom ... ...and the backlash to tech, including mass bans of both ChatGPT at large school districts and Tiktok at universities Big Tech: We discuss the controversial layoffs at Google and Microsoft and whether it might breed new entrep...
Send us a text Vadim Polikov is the CEO of Legends of Learning , online educational games for teachers and students with 2,000 fun, curriculum-aligned, math and science games created to engage students and assist teachers using hybrid learning, blended learning & distance learning models. Vadim loves to learn and build. Bold new ideas excite him and he wants to put them into practice. He sees his career as a series of ideas built to fruition and scale. He wants to make an impact and believes...
Send us a text Welcome back to our Weekly Round-up of Edtech news across the industry! Guest: Natalia Kucirkova of Wikit, AS Our top stories this week: 1) Companies Becoming Platforms through Consolidation - HMH acquires school testing non-profit NWEA - Instructure (maker of the Canvas LMS) acquires evidence platform Learnplatform - Zoom launches 'Essential Apps' including Kahoot! and Prezi - Jack McDermott of Chegg on consolidation in Edtech 2) Edtech Winter creating CEO turnover - Up...
Send us a text Dr. Deepak Sekar is an inventor and entrepreneur. Over the last decade, he has been granted 192 patents, making him one of the more prolific inventors in the world today. You may know him from his role as Founder and CEO of Chowbotics, which built the world's first fresh food-making robot named “Sally.” Sally now operates in over 250 locations worldwide. Under Sekar’s leadership, Chowbotics was named among the food trends of 2019 by The New York Times and listed as one of the...
Send us a text In this episode, we ask some of our favorite guests (and Edtech C-suiters) to give their reviews of Edtech in 2022 and what we can expect to see in 2023. Karl Rectanus, CEO of LearnPlatform on Edtech Evidence in 2023 (2:54) Sarah Mauskopf, CEO of Winnie on Childcare and Teaching in 2023 (20:22) Maria Barrera, CEO of Clayful on SEL and COVID funding in 2023 (29:46) Sunil Gunderia, CIO of Age of Learning on Early Childhood Edtech (46:58) Anthony Kim, CLO of Scholarus Learning on AI ...
Send us a text Michael Preston, PhD is the Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center , a pioneering thought leader at the intersection of technology, media, and children’s learning. He leads the Center’s efforts to explore new frontiers and new literacies, support and translate research into action, and guide the field toward better opportunities and outcomes for kids. Previously, Michael co-founded CSforALL, the hub for the national Computer Science for All movement; after launching a 1...
Send us a text Steve Grubbs is the CEO and Co-Founder of VictoryXR , one of the world leaders in virtual reality educational product development. He founded VictoryStore.com, ChalkBites and Victory Enterprises. Steve is also YPO Member. Early in life, he served as Chairman of the House Education Committee in the Iowa House of Representatives and passed the largest technology funding bill in state history. More recently, he chaired the YPO Technology Network for two years. Steve is now working to...
Send us a text Kris Jagasia is the co-founder and CEO of Off2Class , responsible for directing company strategy and vision. He has built the commercial teams at the company including, sales, marketing and customer success. As the son of immigrants, Kris grew up with a keen appreciation for the benefits of learning – his parents investing the lion's share of their resources in his own multilingual education. He saw the power of education to create limitless opportunities. That background wou...
Send us a text 2022 was a consequential year for Edtech. Join us as we review some of the top trends of the year! In this super-sized episode, Ben and Alex review top trends from the year that was and make some predictions for 2023. We discuss: The "Edtech winter" for startups worldwide, with a renewed focus on profitability The crash in Chinese edtech and the continued rise for India, Europe and other regions. Increasing consolidation in the sector through mergers and acquisitions The...
Send us a text This episode features special guest Joshua Broggi of Woolf University , the first global collegiate higher education institution that allows education organizations to join as member colleges and offer accredited degrees. In this episode we discuss: 1) Higher Education's Sea Change (Axios) - Changes coming to higher ed from many directions- testing, rankings, enrollment woes, hybrid courses and more. How can Edtech best support HE in a time of great pressure and change? 2) Cr...
Send us a text Heather Shen is the CPO and co-founder of Praxis Labs. As graduate students at Stanford, Shen and classmate Elise Smith, 30, bonded over their mutual interest in helping companies and institutions do a better job at diversity and inclusion training. They came up with the idea for Praxis Labs, a startup that can deliver diversity training using either VR headsets, mobile phones, laptops or desktops. Heather is a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Education. Heather has also ...
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Send us a text Cherian Thomas is a senior vice president at BYJU’S who led the company’s acquisition of Osmo from BYJU’S and the company’s entry to the North American market—as its first international employee. A computer scientist by training and a self-proclaimed nerd through his college years and beyond, Cherian began his career as an engineer and quickly found his passion in the world of startups, including the gaming company Zynga. Prior to BYJU’S, Cherian founded his own startup, Cucumbert...
